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And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the LORD; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.
Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.
And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:
He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.
For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
And sitting down they watched him there;
And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows were round about inward: and upon each post were palm trees.
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:
When the priests enter therein, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the utter court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and shall approach to those things which are for the people.
But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away.
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.
And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;
And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.
Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.
How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.
For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.
And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
